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Kittitas County Mitigation Initiatives 2019 Kittitas County Hazard Mitigation plan <br />2023 Annual Progress Report (October 1,,2O22 - September 30 2023) <br />StatusNo. Priority Description <br />KC - 30 Medium lmprove irrigation conveyance systems to reduce water loss through earthen canals and <br />ditches. <br />KC - 31 High Enhance the existing dam failure early warning system <br />KC - 32 Medium Set the course for sustained operations of critical county functions by the development of <br />a continuity of operations plan and/or a post-disaster recovery plan. <br />Continue to support through active participation the "county-wide" initiatives identified <br />in Volume 1 of the Kittitas County Hazard Mitigation Plan. <br />Progress made. This activity is being advanced through the yakima Basin lntegrated <br />Plan and the Kittitas Reclamation District has been actively implementing water <br />conservation projects along their distribution system. <br />Progress made.The Bureau of Reclamation maintains a phone tree and practices it <br />everyyear. Countyresidentscansignuptobenotifiedaboutemergenciesatlocations <br />they identify through their account. <br />Progress made. work at home orders associated with coVlD-19 necessitated policies <br />and procedures for telework for continuity of operations. <br />Progress made / ongoing activity. <br />Progress made / ongoing activity. Kittitas County public Works participates in NOAA <br />weather briefings year-round as issued from the regional office in pendleton, OR. <br />Advancing storm fronts are monitored and NOAA data is used to schedule <br />supplemental maintenance crews. <br />KC - 33 High <br />KC - 34 High Consider participation in the National Weather Service "Storm Ready'' program <br />Kittitas County Page 4 of 4